Lakehouse Capital, a Sydney-based investment manager, released its “Lakehouse Global Growth Fund” February 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. February was a volatile month for global equities due to the deluge of Trump headlines. However, the portfolio’s holding companies continue to press their advantages and execute on their growth opportunities. The Fund returned -1.0% net of fees and expenses for the month compared to -0.3% for its benchmark. Since its inception in December 2017, the Fund has returned 250.6%, compared to 136.1% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index, Net Total Returns (AUD). In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.
In its February 2025 investor letter, Lakehouse Global Growth Fund emphasized stocks such as MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELI). MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELI) is an online commerce platform that operates Mercado Libre Marketplace and Mercado Pago FinTech platforms. The one-month return of MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELI) was -8.24%, and its shares gained 22.15% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On April 8, 2025, MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELI) stock closed at $1,826.11 per share with a market capitalization of $92.579 billion.
Lakehouse Global Growth Fund stated the following regarding MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELI) in its February 2025 investor letter:
“The Funds largest position, e-commerce leader MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELI), delivered another impressive quarterly result, combining robust growth with improving profitability. Net revenue grew 37% year-on-year in U.S. dollar terms to $6.1 billion while operating margins climbed to 13.5%, which was particularly pleasing given the company remains firmly in reinvestment mode. Key operational metrics for its marketplace underscored this strength, with items sold increasing 27%, unique buyers climbing 24% to a new high of 67 million and items per buyer increasing to 7.8. Importantly, the company continues to gain incremental market share in its primary regions, namely that of Brazil and Mexico.
